Biography
Honors and Awards
•Preseason Second-Team All-Summit (2016-17)
As a Sophomore (2015-16)
Started all 32 games, averaging 13.9 points, a team-leading 6.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.1 blocks per game...Shot .536 (172-of-321) from the field...Ranked third in the Summit League for rebounds per game (6.7), total rebounds (213), offensive rebounds (62), defensive rebounds (151) and blocks (35)...Scored in double figures in 27 games, including six with 20+ points...Had double-digit rebounds in five contests...Notched five double-doubles for the season, his first coming on a career-high 30 points and 11 rebounds with two steals and a block vs. UMKC (Nov. 17)...Had double-doubles in consecutive games, first at Minnesota (Nov. 27) with 16 points and 10 rebounds, then vs. Eastern Michigan (Dec. 1) with 25 points and 11 boards, shooting 11-of-19...Had another double-double thanks to 10 points and a career-high 14 rebounds vs. Simpson (Dec. 16)...At South Dakota (Jan. 9), finished with 11 points, three boards and a career-high-tying five blocks...Registered his fifth double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. South Dakota (Jan. 30).
As a Freshman (2014-15)
Appeared in 29 games, starting 26...Averaged 9.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.1 steals, 1.0 blocks and 0.9 assists per game...Shot .465 (99-of-213) from the floor...Second on the team for rebounding...Ranked sixth in the Summit League with 30 blocks...Had 14 double-figure scoring games and three double-figure rebounding performances...Posted 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including a 2-for-2 effort from long range, with a career-high five blocks vs. Nevada (Nov. 29)...Scored a career-high 19 points with eight rebounds, three blocks and four steals at Kansas State (Dec. 2)...Tallied 19 points, eight rebounds, a career-high four steals, three blocks and an assist at UMKC (Dec. 13)...Pulled down a career-best 12 rebounds at Chicago State (Dec. 29), adding four points, two blocks, a pair of steals and an assist...Matched his career best on the boards with 12 caroms at South Dakota (Jan. 2)...Posted 18 points, eight rebounds and two steals vs. North Dakota State (Jan. 8)...Had 11 points with nine rebounds and three blocks at Oral Roberts (Feb. 19)...Chipped in 14 points and eight boards at Fort Wayne (Feb. 26)...Achieved the first double-double of his career at IUPUI (Feb. 28) with 14 points and 11 rebounds...Closed the year at North Dakota State (March 3), recording 14 points, four rebounds, a career-high five assists, three blocks and a steal.
Omaha Central High School
Lettered four years for coach Eric Behrens at Omaha Central High School, where he played with fellow Maverick Tra-Deon Hollins...Part of three consecutive Class A state championship teams in his freshman, sophomore and junior years...As a junior, named second-team All-Metro...As a senior, garnered all-state and All-Metro honors...Averaged 16.6 points and 7.9 rebounds per game his senior year...Also played AAU ball for coach Dan Archie at Omaha Sports Academy and coach Scott Hammer at Team Nebraska Express.
Personal
Born Dec. 15, 1995 in San Diego, Calif....Son of Willie Hibler and Lois Thurman-Kent...Has one brother, Kyree Thurman, and two sisters, Lanae Kent and Nathalie Kent...Has not yet declared a major.
